Chevrolet Reaper and other showstoppers at the 2015 Qatar Motor Show

From pick-up trucks and SUVs to classic cars that have been around for nearly six decades, the 2015Qatar Motor Show has them all in store. If you haven’t been lucky enough to make your way to Qatar, don’t be disheartened, for we’ve compiled a list of vehicles we consider to be the real showstoppers.

The Chevrolet Silverado Reaper, or Ford Raptor rival as it’s more commonly known, stands tall in stealthy matte black livery. At first glance, the Reaper may just come off as a bolt-on styling package for the Silverado, but you can be rest assured the improvements are more than just skin deep. Equipped with Fox Racing shocks that offer 9.2 inches of suspension travel in the front and 11.2 inches in the rear, coupled with either a 5.3 litre or 6.2 litre supercharged powerhouse, the Reaper takes pride in instilling its go-anywhere capability into people’s minds.

260 kilograms lighter than its predecessor and incalculably more striking, the 2015 Audi Q7 is a leap in the right direction. Amongst a host of new features, the German SUV welcomes smartphone integration with Google Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, as well as the Audi virtual cockpit. Dispatching a 0 – 100 km/h sprint in 6.1 seconds when powered by the 3.0 litre TFSI engine with 333 horsepower, it’s no slouch either.

Shying from the crowds and placed away from the other Bavarian beauties on display, the BMW Isetta 300 is a part of 1950’s memorabilia. Finished in iconic grey and blue hues, it’s one that is sure to get the Gen-X folks a little weak in their knees.

“What makes this Lexus crossover so exciting”, you ask? For starters, it’s the first ever turbocharged gasoline engine to sport the stylized ‘L’ on its covering and also happens to be the Japanese brand’s debut in the growing compact crossover segment. The striking angles, smoothly flowing contours, and large spindle grille, lend the NX 200t a distinctive visual appeal. Powered by a 2.0 litre four-cylinder unit, the NX 200t is good for 235 horsepower from 4,800 to 5,600 RPM and 350 Nm of torque from 1,650 RPM to 4,000 RPM.

Fadi on Deesch Papke assigned CEO of Porsche Middle East and Africa FZETo whom it may concernI would like to share our frustration in dealing with Porsche and Al Nabooda in the last 10 years!After our first Cayan for my wife back in 2008 and the current Macan 2015 we decided to write this letter to Porsche directly.The main objective of AL Nabooda is to overcharge their customers specially on spare parts and the denial on the warranty coverage even on small requests and when you complaint about the prices they offer a big discount! when I refused to renew the Cayan warranty they agreed to change the hand rest!By the end of 2017 we decided to sell our Cayan and move to the new Macan model and that was the biggest mistake!We have bought a Macan S 2015 from Al Nabooda after waiting for several months, from the first 2 months we got a notification on the dashboard that we need to top up the oil, we went to the service center and they did it for us without any explanation!We continued on this annoying practice every couple of months!Another issue in the car was the AC bad smell which Al Nabooda charged us to change the filter and do the cleaning which was not covered by the warranty!This week I went back again to renew the useless warranty without clear answer on the oil consumption except the Porsche cars consume oil!I have been living in Dubai for the last 23 years. I had Boxter, Cayman, Cayan, BMW, Mercedes, etc... and currently I drive Maserati Ghibli and I have never heard that a car consume oil every 1000 km and above. I drive my Maserati car for 20,000 km without toping up or changing the oil!They also called me this week to inform me that the brake pads needs to be changed and the price is AED 4,700 and when I complained suddenly the price went down to AED 3,500!Please allow me to share my frustration with Al Nabooda and my great experience with Al Tayar Motors since 5 years and the way they respect warranty agreements with amazing services.We also decided to sell the Macan and never come back to any brand under Al Nabooda!